The afterlife of data

The book raises the question of what happens to our digital traces after death and how technology is transforming our very understanding of finitude. Social networks, message archives and algorithmically revived memories keep the dead in the communication space of the living and create a new state of "afterlife". Digital identities and artificial intelligence tools even make it possible to simulate the presence of those who are no longer with us, blurring the traditional line between life and death. Who owns the "digital remains" and who has the right to decide their future fate? The book encourages a public debate on the responsibility of platforms and users for the collective digital legacy we leave behind.